This paper aims to identify signs of overconfidence among corn producers in south and central-west Brazil. Over the … less than the market variance. Finally, the paper concludes that the overconfidence effect can partially explain the low …

Previous studies have found underestimation of risk, or overconfidence, to be pervasive. In this paper, we model … overconfidence as a reduction in perceived variance. We generalize the analysis of Sandmo and examine the effects of competition on … firms displaying overconfidence. Cases for both competitive equilibrium and imperfect competition are investigated. We show …

Recently, there has been considerable interest in estimating food demand structure in China due to its huge market for … households in the central and southern parts of China. Additionally, the magnitudes of the increasing trends differ across the …

whole soybeans, and to a less extent, processed soybeans will increase due to China's potential membership in the World …

Using household survey data from seven provinces in China, this study provides estimates of the price responsiveness of … simulate the impacts of structural change in China's livestock industry on feed grain trade. …

We estimate the demand for imported cotton in China and assess the competitiveness of cotton-exporting countries. Given … between the C4 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali) and United States in China. Demand estimates are used to project … how U.S. prices affect China’s imports by country. In comparing demand projections, results show that the relationship …